




Libya
About 6.68M people live in Libya, on 1,759,540 km² in 22 regions; the capital is Tripoli. The highest summit is Bikku Bitti (2,267 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Mar–Apr · Nov.
Libya at a glance
The atlas follows 816 places here month by month, with 7 mountains and 10 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are March, April and November.
Libya's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+559%1.13M in 1950 → 7.46M in 2025 → 9.26M in 2050Libya · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Libya
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Libya
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
Tripoli
Sabha
Derna
Benghazi
Al Marj
Zawiya
Murzuk
Sabratha
22 regions


Libya from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Libya
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Libya
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Libya
10 monuments and 25 museums; the best known first.
What's on in Libya
The ground and the sky in Libya
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Libya
3 large airports, 4 railway stations, 1 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.